758 - 760 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4SB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of existing premises (Use Class E) to provide two commercial units within Use Class E at ground floor, with new shopfronts and alterations to fenestration, together with two self-contained one-bed flats at first floor (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Wigan Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme reused a vacant building without unacceptable highway, design or amenity impacts, subject to conditions.
- Representations supported the flats but raised concerns about parking, highways and nearby similar businesses.
- The committee approved the application by 12 votes to 1, with no abstentions, subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Wigan's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 29 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £156,000 in November 2025. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Wigan
- Application type
- Full Details
- Postcode
- WN2 4SB
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hindley Green
- Parish
- Hindley And Abram Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Melrose Designs
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 6 days slower than Wigan's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →
Public comments
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14841240
- Neighbours
- 29 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 18 May 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 May 2026
- Committee
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Wigan is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #216 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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